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Conference Spotlight
2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Trishelle Marie Copeland-Johnson (INL)
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Extension of Virtual Test Bed Advanced Modeling and Simulation Capabilities for Fusion Energy
3:15–3:22PM MDT
Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL), Emily Shemon (ANL)
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Fusion Material Research at Idaho National Laboratory
3:22–3:29PM MDT
Hanns Gietl (INL), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), L. Shayne Loftus (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), M. Grace Burke (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL)
Fusion Breeder Blanket Tritium Extraction Systems
3:29–3:36PM MDT
Chase N. Taylor (INL), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL), L. Shayne Loftus (INL)
Modeling a Hypothetical Fusion Blanket Design Using MELCOR-TMAP
3:36–3:43PM MDT
Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL)
Forced Convection Loops for Fusion Energy Breeder Blanket Research at Idaho National Laboratory
3:43–3:50PM MDT
Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), L. Shayne Loftus (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL)
Systems Level Fuel Cycle Modeling in TMAP8 – A Demonstration
3:50–3:57PM MDT
Adriaan A. Riet (INL)
Tokamak Energy: Showcasing the High Temperature Superconducting Spherical Tokamak Path to Fusion Energy and our Supporting R&D Activities
3:57–4:04PM MDT
Jack Astbury (Tokamak Energy), Aaron Washington (Tokamak Energy), Jim Pickles (Tokamak Energy), Samara Levine (Tokamak Energy), Mohamad Abdallah (Tokamak Energy), Emre Yildirim (Tokamak Energy), Michele Romanelli (Tokamak Energy), Sandeep Irukuvarghula (Tokamak Energy), Gurdeep Kamal (Tokamak Energy), Michael Ginsberg (Tokamak Energy)
Advanced Dosimetry Strategies for Reactor and Fusion Neutron Energies
4:04–4:11PM MDT
Thomas Holschuh (INL), Teancum Quist (INL), David L. Chichester (INL)
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